Google's Eric Schmidt on 5 problems facing Internet in India

Google's Eric Schmidt on 5 problems facing Internet in India

Mar 21, 2013, 03.03 PM IST

Text: Agencies

Internet search giant Google may have had well-documented differences with the Indian government about hosting 'objectionable' content but its global chairman, Eric Schmidt, is categorical that the $50-billion company will always have "a bias towards putting stuff up rather than taking it down."

Schmidt, who stepped down as the CEO to take over as the chairman almost two years ago, said the next two years could change the landscape with the advent of $50 (around Rs 2,500) smartphones. Schmidt said Google was actively cooperating with vendors to help bring down prices. It's easy to see why - at 150 million, India already has the world's third largest number of internet users.

Schmidt pointed out five problems that plague the growth of Internet in India. Here is a look at them: